Re: Era

Hi BIll,

I know that when I repainted Combine #20 back in 1970 we used a Pullman color that Bob Richardson had mixed according to the original Pullman paint spec's. It was an enamel and when it dried, it was a greenish-brown.

When I asked about the color it was pointed out to me that early on the Pullman Cars were known for being brown and that Bob didn't remember that when he had the paint mixed, so he had a surplus of it at the Museum.

After a few years of standing out in the sun at 8,496 ft. it had faded into a green that would have been much more recognizable as a Pullman Green.

After I left there, I have no idea what was done to the 20 as far as paint goes.

Rick